Providing trauma-informed and culturally sensitive care for individuals on their journey to inner healing.

Welcome to Empowered Mind Therapy Group

EMTG is a generalist practice that provides treatment across a lifespan. EMTG specializes in working with marginalized identities, individuals with chronic illnesses, trauma survivors and parents. EMTG provides integrative, holistic, research guided and evidence-based treatment. EMTG strives to empower clients to recognize and nurture their inner strength, resilience & take control of their lives.

Blossoms

“I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it”

If you have started your therapy search, you have decided to take control of your life, and create change. Feeling stuck, unworthy, unseen or hopeless? Maybe to the outside person, you seem to have it all together, but internally it’s turmoil, chaos or emptiness. Often we ignore our emotional wounds and try to cope with distraction, avoidance, substances, etc. The reality is that our emotional pain is just as valid and real as our physical pain and processed similarly in our brains. Why is that important?

Well, you wouldn’t put a band-aid on a broken leg. Ignoring these wounds hinder personal growth and connecting with others. Our relationships are essential and the quality of them is the single biggest predictor of our happiness—more than business success, physical health, wealth, status or fame. At EMTG, we use the power of our therapeutic relationship to foster healing from painful life experiences to live a life with peace, purpose and meaningful connections. As fleeting as cherry blossoms can be, so is life. EMTG’s hope is to help you live yours to the absolute fullest. Your therapeutic journey will be one of rebirth, renewal and new beginnings.

Services:

All services will be provided via virtually via telehealth platform.

Individual Therapy

Individual Therapy

  • Adults

  • Adolescence & Emerging Adulthood

Group Therapy

Group Therapy

What Clients Have Said

  • “I started working with Dr. Gayle Smith due to anxiety and panic attacks that became debilitating. I was not able to perform my best at work and struggled with navigating social situations. Since working with Dr. Gayle Smith, I have felt a lot better. I'm pretty optimistic because I feel a lot less anxiety about things than I did even a few months ago and I feel like I have some strategies to cope with anxiety when I have it. I have not had a panic attacks in months and can’t thank Dr. Gayle Smith enough.”

  • “Our daughter started working with Dr. Smith freshman year due to anxiety. She attends a competitive school and her perfectionism was getting the best of her. We can see the difference in our daughter this semester. We are humbled by Dr. Smith’s support of our little girl. We are fortunate! Thank you so much for all your efforts. Wouldn't have been possible without it.”

  • “Dr. Smith helped our teenage son with anxiety. She provided us with insight into his struggles and how we can support him. Our son continues to do well since treatment has ended. We can’t thank her enough for all she’s done for him.”

  • “Our teenage son has made lots of progress through Dr. Smith’s counseling. He now has a variety of strategies to help address his issues with anxiety, OCD and autism. We also learned strategies that we can use to help him. We are grateful for the support she has provided our family.”

  • I would definitely recommend Dr. Gayle Smith and this form therapy (ACT) to another teen. It really helped me detach from my thoughts. It helped me realize that the rituals I had to do was unnecessary, which helped me move on. She did a great job helping me work through all my fears and worries. Thank you for your help.

Client+Therapist Fit Matters

Start your journey to healing and empowerment today with a free 15 min consult call.